CD CORR-COMPASSIONATE RELEASE
Sponsored By: Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican)
In Committee
Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning executive clemency. Provides that, upon request, the Department of Corrections shall provide disciplinary records of the petitioner to the State's Attorney of the county in which the conviction had been entered. Provides that any State's Attorney provided disciplinary records of a petitioner is prohibited from disseminating the disciplinary records or their contents. Provides that the records and the information contained in the records may only be disclosed as part of a response to a petition for clemency or during a related clemency hearing. Provides that upon an application for compassionate release, the Department of Corrections shall provide the State's Attorney serving the county in which the applying petitioner's conviction was entered with a copy of the petitioner's complete disciplinary files and complete medical file and any evaluations, whether by prison medical staff or outside medical providers, which form the basis for the petitioner's application for compassionate release. Provides that the records shall remain in the exclusive possession of the State's Attorney and shall not be disclosed other than in hearings on compassionate release or written responses to the petitioner's compassionate release petition.
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jennifer Sanalitro
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Bradley Fritts
Republican • House
Dan Ugaste
Republican • House
Jed Davis
Republican • House
Kevin Schmidt
Republican • House
Kyle Moore
Republican • House
Nicole La Ha
Republican • House
Ryan Spain
Republican • House
Tony M. McCombie
Republican • House
Travis Weaver
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
4/1/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
3/23/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
3/20/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
3/20/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
3/19/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
3/18/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
3/18/2026HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/18/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
3/18/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/3/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/3/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
1/28/2026House
Bill Text
Introduced
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